The Front Porch Blues Show
JD Esquire
Rich Blackmarr will host the Front Porch Blues Show this week with a program featuring blues, R&B, and bebop jazz from 1948. Featured artists will range from Pee Wee Crayton, Lil Green, Sunnyland Slim, the Big Three Trio with Willie Dixon, and Roy Brown on the blues/R&B side to a bebop jazz set including Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, and the Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra with Cuban conga player Chano Pozo.
Genre
Blues
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Sunday 10/27/2019 @ 8:00PM - 10:00PM
| Artist | Song | Album | Label | Comments |
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| Pee Wee Crayton and His Guitar | Texas Hop | Pee Wee Crayton - Blues Guitar Magic: The Modern Legacy Volume 2 | Ace | Nov. 1948 rec. for Modern Records by guitarist Crayton with band incl. Buddy Floyd (ts) |
| T-Bone Walker | T-Bone Jumps Again | T-Bone Walker - The Complete Capitol/Black & White Recordings | Capitol Blues Collection 3 cd set | Sept. 1947 LA rec. for Black & White by Walker (gtr) with band incl. Teddy Buckner (tpt), Bumps Myers (ts), Lloyd Glenn (p) |
| Lowell Fulson and His Orch. | Let's Throw A Boogie Woogie | VA - The R&B Years 1948 | Boulevard Vintage 4 cd box set | August 1947 Oakland rec. for Trilon by Fulson (gtr/voc) with band incl. Que Martin (ts), Eldridge McCarty (p), Martin Fulson (gtr), others |
| Tina Dixon with Gene Nero Sextet | Parrot Bar Boogie | VA - The R&B Years 1948 | VA - The R&B Years 1948 | 1948 Detroit rec. for King by singer Dixon with Gene Nreo (as), others |
| Roy Brown | Roy Brown Boogie | Roy Brown - Good Rockin' Man: The Definitive Collection | Fantastic Voyage 2 cd set | Sept. 1947 New Orleans rec. for DeLuxe by singer Brown with Walter Daniels (p), Bill Jones (gtr), Percy Gabriel (b) |
| Joe Turner & His Band | Boogie Woogie Baby | Big Joe Turner - Shout, Rattle and Roll | Proper Records 4 cd box set | Aug. 1948 LA rec. for M-G-M by singer Turner with band incl. Maxwell Davis (ts), Pete Johnson (p), others |
| Tiny Grimes Quintet | Boogie Woogie Barbecue | Tiny Grimes - Electric Guitar Master 1944/1947 | EPM Jazz Archives | Dec. 1947 NYC rec. for Atlantic by guitarist Grimes with John Hardee (ts), George Kelly (p), Lucille Dixon (b), Sonny Payne (d) |
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| Dinah Washington | Record Ban Blues | The Complete Dinah Washington on Mercury Vol. 1: 1946-1949 | Nippon Polygram 3 cd box set | Dec. 1947 NYC rec. for Mercury by singer Washington acc. by trumpeter Cootie Williams Orch incl. Mundell Lowe (gtr) |
| Little Miss Cornshucks | Cornshucks Blues | The Chronological Little Miss Cornshucks 1947-1951 | Classics Blues & Rhythm Series | May 1948 LA rec. for Miltone Records by singer Mildred Cummings (aka Little Miss Cornshucks) with band led by Maxwell Davis |
| Mabel Smith | Too Tight Mama | The Chronological Big Maybelle 1944-1953 | Classics Blues & Rhythm Series | Dec. 1947 Cincinnati rec. for King Records by singer Mabel Smith with band incl. Hot Lips Page (tpt), Hal Singer & Tom Archia (ts), Lonnie Johnson (gtr), others |
| Lil Green | I Gotta Have It | The Chronological Lil Green 1947-1951 | Classics Blues & Rhythm Series | Dec. 1947 Chicago rec. for Victor by singer Green with quintet incl. Dave Young (ts), Simeon Henry (p), Hurley Ramey (gtr) |
| Helen Humes with Buck Clayton Orch. | Flippity Flop Flop | The Chronological Helen Humes 1945-1947 | Classics | Dec. 1947 NYC rec. for Mercury by singer Humes acc. by Buck Clayton (tpt), Rudy Williams (ts), Teddy Wilson (p), others |
| Mabel Scott with Maxwell Davis Orch. | Right Around The Corner From Basin Street | The Chronological Mabel Scott 1938-1950 | Classics Blues & Rhythm Series | 1947 LA rec. for Exclusive by singer Scott with rhythm section of Maxwell Davis Orch. |
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| Lightnin' Hopkins | You're Gonna Miss Me | Lightnin' Hopkins - The Complete Aladdin Recordings | EMI/Aladdin Blues Series 2 cd set | Feb. 1948 Houston rec. for Aladdin by Lightnin' Hopkins (voc/gtr) |
| John Lee Hooker | Sally Mae | John Lee Hooker - The Legendary Modern Recordings 1948-1954 | Virgin/Flair | Sept. 1948 Detroit rec. for Modern by Hooker (voc/gtr) |
| Muddy Waters | I Feel Like Going Home | Muddy Waters - The Complete Aristocrat & Chess Singles As & Bs 1947-62 | Acrobat 4 cd box set | Dec. 1947 Chicago rec. for Aristocrat by Waters (voc/gtr) with Big Crawford (b) |
| Sunnyland Slim | My Baby, My Baby | VA - The Aristocrat Of The Blues: The Best of Aristocrat Records Vol. 1 | Universal/Chess | Dec. 1947 Chicago rec. for Aristocrat by singer/pianist Sunnyland (Albert Laundrew) with Alex Atkins (as), Muddy Waters (gtr), Bid Crawford (b) |
| The Big Three Trio | You Sure Look Good To Me | VA - The R&B Years 1948 | Boulevard Vintage 4 cd box set | Dec. 1947 Chicago rec. for Columbia by group consisting of Leonard Caston (voc/p), Ollie Crawford (voc/gtr), Willie Dixon (voc/b), Charles Sanders (d) |
| Eddie Boyd & His Trio | What Makes These Things Happen To Me | Eddie Boyd - The Blues Is Here To Stay 1947-1959 | Jasmine 2 cd set | Dec. 1948 Chicago rec. for RCA Victor by Boyd (voc/p) with Willie Lacy (gtr), Ransom Knowling (b), Judge Riley (d) (voc/p) |
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| Mary Lou Williams Quartet | Just An Idea | The Chronological Mary Lou Williams 1945-1947 | Classics | late 1947 rec. for Mercury (unrel.) |
| Thelonious Monk | Epistrophy | Thelonious Monk - The Best of Thelonious Monk | Blue Note | July 1948 NYC rec. for Blue Note by pianist Monk with Milt Jackson (vib), John Simmons (b), Shadow Wilson (d) |
| Howard McGhee Sextet | Al's Tune | The Chronological Howard McGhee 1948 | Classics | May 1948 Paris rec. for Vogue by McGhee (tpt) with Jimmy Heath (as), Jesse Powell (ts), Vernon Biddle (p), Percy Heath (b), Specs Wright (d) |
| Russell Jacquet & His All Stars | Suede Jacquet | Sonny Stitt - Sax O' Bebop | Proper Records 4 cd box set | June 1948 Detroit rec. for King by trumpeter Russell Jacquet & His All Stars with Sonny Stitt (as), J.J. Johnson (tb), Leo Parker (bs), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Al Lucas (b), Shadow Wilson (d) |
| Charlie Parker's All Stars | Barbados | Charlie Parker - Boss Bird (Studio Recordings 1944-1951) | Proper Records 4 cd box set | Sept. 1948 NYC rec. for Savoy by alto saxist Parker with Miles Davis (tpt), John Lewis (p), Curley Russell (b), Max Roach (d) |
| Dizzy Gillespie & His Orch. | Manteca | The Dizzy Gillespie Story 1939-1950 | Proper Records 4 cd box set | Dec. 1947 NYC rec. for RCA Victor by trumpeter Gillespie with orch. incl. Big Nick Nicholas (ts), Cecil Payne (bs), John Lewis (p), Kenny Clarke (d), Chano Pozo (cga/voca) |
| James Moody's Modernists | Tin Tin Deo | Art Blakey And James Moody - New Sounds | Blue Note | Oct. 1948 NYC rec. for Blue Note by tenor saxist Moody with Dave Burns & Elmon Wright (tpt), Ernie Henry (as), Cecil Payne (bs), James 'Hen Gates' Forman (p), Nelson Boyd (b), Art Blakey (d), Chano Pozo (bgo/voc) |
| Tadd Dameron Sextet | Jahbero | Wardell Gray - The Wardell Gray Story | Proper Records 4 cd box set | Sept. 1948 NYC rec. for Blue Note by pianist Dameron with Fats Navarro (tpt), Wardell Gray & Allen Eager (ts), Curley Russell (b), Kenny Clarke (d), Chano Pozo (cga) |
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| Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five | Inflation Blues | Louis Jordan and his Tympany 5 - 1938 to 1950 | JSP 5 cd box set | Dec. 1947 LA rec. for Decca by Jordan (voc/as) with Aaron Izenhall (tpt), Eddie Johnson (ts), Bill Doggett (p), Carl Hogan (gtr), Dallas Bartley (b), Joe Morris (d) |
| Rosetta Howard with Big Three Trio | Ebony Rhapsody | VA - The R&B Years 1948 | Boulevard Vintage 4 cd box set | June 1947 Chicago rec. for Columbia by singer Howard acc. by the Big Three Trio (Leonard Caston (voc/p), Bernardo Dennis (gtr), Willie Dixon (voc/b), and Charles Sanders (d) |
| Arnett Cobb & His Orch. | Flower Garden Blues | A Proper Introduction To Arnett Cobb - The Wild Man From Texas | Proper Records | Autumn 1947 NYC rec. for Mercury by tenor saxist Cobb with vocal by Milt Larkin plus band incl. Booty Wood (tb), George Rhodes (p), others |
| Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson & Orch. | Some Women Do | A Proper Introduction to Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson - Kidney Stew Blues | Proper Records | Dec. 1947 NYC rec. for Mercury by Vinson (voc/as) and septet |
| Buster Bennett & His Band | Three Different Women | The Chronological Buster Bennett 1945-1947 | Classics Blues & Rhythm Series | Dec. 1947 Chicago rec. for Columbia by Bennett (ts/voc) plus Flip Ricard (tpt), Goon Gardner (as), Wild Bill Davis (p), Israel Crosby (b), drummer |
| Chicago All Stars | Are You Getting Married, Brother | VA - The R&B Years 1948 | Boulevard Vintage 4 cd box set | Dec. 1947 Chicago rec. for Columbia by Chicago All Stars group incl. Cozy Eggleston (voc) with band incl. Jump Jackson (d), Sax Mallard (as), Sugarman Penigar (ts) Bill Owens (p), others |
| Earl Bostic & His Orch. | Cuttin' Out | Earl Bostic - The Earl Bostic Story | Proper Records 4 cd box set | Late 1947 NYC rec. for Gotham by Bostic (as/voc) with band incl. George Parker (p), Jimmy Shirley (gtr) |
| Gatemouth Moore | Hey, Mr. Gatemouth | VA - The R&B Years 1948 | Boulevard Vintage 4 cd box set | Dec. 1947 Chicago rec. for King by singer Dwight Moore with sextet |